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Florida GOP Congressman Allen West went way out of any bounds by calling the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman “the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member of the House of Representatives.” This is not political discourse. This is political overkill. West owes an apology.

On the other hand, the DNC Chairwoman, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, should have addressed her provocative remarks about West’s support of the Republican “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan directly to West, instead of lashing out after he had left the House floor. Wasserman Schultz has had trouble fitting into her new role as head of the DNC and this is another example.

West and Wasserman Schultz have had a political vendetta for years. But they both have to rise above that if they want to get anything constructive done for their home state of Florida and the citizens they both say they are trying to protect in this new age of tighter and tighter budgets. Voters will be watching.

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